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(d) about recording and promulgating decisions; | |
(e) by reference to a direction given or to be given by the President. | |
Evidence | |
12 The Tribunal— | |
(a) may call an expert witness to give evidence on a matter of fact arising | 5 |
in proceedings before it, and | |
(b) may have regard to advice provided to it under section 16. | |
Costs | |
13 If the Tribunal thinks that a party to proceedings before it has acted | |
unreasonably it may order the party to pay all or part of the costs incurred | 10 |
by another party to the proceedings. | |
Council on Tribunals | |
14 In Part I of Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53) | |
(tribunals under general supervision of Council) the following shall be | |
inserted before paragraph 22— | 15 |
| “Hunting | 21B. The Hunting Tribunal | | | | | established by section 14 of | | | | | the Hunting Act 2003.” | | |
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Money | |
15 The Lord Chancellor— | 20 |
(a) may pay sums by way of remuneration, allowances and expenses to | |
a person appointed under any of paragraphs 1 to 5, | |
(b) may pay sums by way of or in respect of a pension to a person | |
appointed under any of paragraphs 1 to 5, | |
(c) may make staff and other facilities available to the Tribunal, and | 25 |
(d) may pay sums by way of allowances and expenses to an expert | |
witness called under paragraph 12. | |
Schedule 3 | |
Section 51 | |
Consequential Amendments | |
Game Act 1831 (c. 32) | 30 |
1 In section 35 of the Game Act 1831 (provision about trespassers: exceptions) | |
the following words shall cease to have effect: “to any person hunting or | |
coursing upon any lands with hounds or greyhounds, and being in fresh | |
pursuit of any deer, hare or fox already started upon any other land, nor”. | |
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Game Licences Act 1860 (c. 90) | |
2 In section 5 of the Game Licences Act 1860 (exceptions) exceptions 3 and 4 | |
(hares and deer) shall cease to have effect. | |
Protection of Animals Act 1911 (c. 27) | |
3 In section 1(3)(b) of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 (offence of cruelty: | 5 |
exceptions) a reference to coursing or hunting shall not include a reference | |
to— | |
(a) participation in a hare coursing event (within the meaning of section | |
10 of this Act), or | |
(b) the coursing or hunting of a wild mammal with a dog (within the | 10 |
meaning of this Act). | |
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (c. 51) | |
4 Section 8(4) to (9) of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (exception for | |
hunting) shall cease to have effect. | |
Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 (c. 3) | 15 |
5 For the purposes of section 2 of the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 | |
(offences: exceptions) the hunting of a wild mammal with a dog (within the | |
meaning of this Act) shall be treated as lawful if and only if it is registered or | |
exempt hunting within the meaning of this Act. | |
Schedule 4 | 20 |
Section 51 | |
Repeals | |
| Short title and chapter | Extent of repeal | | | | The Game Act 1831 (c. 32) | In section 35, the words “to any person hunting | | | | | or coursing upon any lands with hounds or | | | | | greyhounds, and being in fresh pursuit of any | | 25 | | | deer, hare or fox already started upon any | | | | | other land, nor”. | | | | The Game Licences Act 1860 (c. | In section 5, exceptions 3 and 4. | | | | 90) | | | | | The Protection of Badgers Act | Section 8(4) to (9). | | 30 | | 1992 (c. 51) | | | |
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